Naruto

[Nullibicity]

Mangastream is coming back?

http://t.co/Jz4teJt0

[Souj]

Spoiler: show

So what happened to Sasori's claim that Kabuto was one of his operatives? If I recall, Kabuto later corroborated that story by saying Orochimaru freed Kabuto from Sasori's control.

I don't remember the specifics, but this chapter did show him in the Rain country and then Sand country before going to Rock country. Sasori couldve picked him up in the Sand.

[Eurell]

I thought he was with orochi before sasori, but its been forever since I've read through those chapters. Don't remember how much of it they actually explained.

[DrClout]

Mangastream is coming back?

http://t.co/Jz4teJt0

That sounds like a troll. They will probably do this though to keep up revenue and keep themselves out of trouble by enforcing the stipulations they mentioned.

[Tsuneo]

He became Sasori's spy because of mind control iirc.

[blindSharingan]

Mangastream is coming back?

http://t.co/Jz4teJt0

Apparently so..

~Link~

[Maguspk]

Pretty fucked up that Mother didn't recognize him, that's a bit confusing. Kabuto had it rough, it's cool that we can sympathize with his character now. He really has nothing.

[AvidLoki]

Pretty fucked up that Mother didn't recognize him, that's a bit confusing. Kabuto had it rough, it's cool that we can sympathize with his character now. He really has nothing.

That's why I actually don't mind flashback chapters on characters that have been around as long as Kabuto has. We knew nothing about him prior, so I don't see this chapter as a waste as all.

[Gredival]

Pretty fucked up that Mother didn't recognize him, that's a bit confusing. Kabuto had it rough, it's cool that we can sympathize with his character now. He really has nothing.

I thought it was more like she couldn't see/hear at all because of the severity, that's why the line was "Who's there?" instead of "Kabuto who?"

[silverdragontyr]

Mangastream may have these new restrictions, but reading these, their translations really are leagues above the others out there.

I don't mind flashbacks for character development, it's just a bit jarring when you're right at a major point of a battle then suddenly, flashback time!

[Vaspinne]

Mangastream may have these new restrictions, but reading these, their translations really are leagues above the others out there.

I don't mind flashbacks for character development, it's just a bit jarring when you're right at a major point of a battle then suddenly, flashback time!

Especially multiple chapters in a row no less. I can understand right around the beginning or at the end of the fight, AKA, J-Man vs Pein, but this is right when shit started getting interesting

[AoE]

Is the next episode filler?

[arus2001]

Think so.

[Tajin]

Chapter was booooooring

[Sunrider]

They can't all be nail-biters, the title'd end up looking like Bleach.

I was hoping for Kabuto's backstory anyways, so I don't mind.

[Ratatapa]

Watching Naruto SD then watching Naruto Shippuden is hard on the eyes lol

[Salodin]

Holy plot kai? Kabuto was supposed to be sasoris subordinate, and orochimaru undid it, with kabuto deciding to stick with him after the fact.

Ughh continutityyyyyyyyy

[Souj]

again, who's to say he isn't at this moment? 5 years passed during that chapter which included Kabuto going to the Country of Sand.
and even that doesn't matter because it was said that Sasori used Memory-Concealing Manipulative Sand Technique to force Kabuto into spying on Orochimaru.
Sasori obviously knew Kabuto was working for Orochimaru so he used the technique on him however Orochimaru discovered the technique and removed it only letting Sassori still believe it was active so he could in turn spy on Sasori.
How is this in any way any kind of plot hole or retcon?

[Thunder]

Kabuto's backstory is cool and all but it's a bit late, imo. He was basically pushed into orochimaru-"finalform" with the mastery of the snake/dragon stuff and THEN we get info that's supposed to make connect with him?

Even with the sappy bullshit I think orochimaru was a better character to connect with than kabuto.

Plus, I wish kishi went further with the medical background since we're already familiar with it and he just expanded on it in the flashback.. kabuto should have elements of what he did during the 3 sanin fight to tsunade with his chakra control. Epic taijutsu with huge blades/needles of chakra coming out of his hands/fists/fingers and attacking vital areas would be pretty cool. But it's all been wasted - what's the flashback for, again?

Another character who loses ALL of his past abilities because they get something new - it's so boring and disconnecting for the viewer(how fucking cool would an offensive medical ninja be?). Or me, at least.

[Salodin]

again, who's to say he isn't at this moment? 5 years passed during that chapter which included Kabuto going to the Country of Sand.
and even that doesn't matter because it was said that Sasori used Memory-Concealing Manipulative Sand Technique to force Kabuto into spying on Orochimaru.
Sasori obviously knew Kabuto was working for Orochimaru so he used the technique on him however Orochimaru discovered the technique and removed it only letting Sassori still believe it was active so he could in turn spy on Sasori.
How is this in any way any kind of plot hole or retcon?

Because he calls himself Sasoris subordinate. He was released from the technique which suppressed memories (in order to better blend in), and only after being released did he "sympathize" with orochimaru and his goals.

That sounds to me like he was Sasoris bitch from the beginning, only joining up with orochimaru after the fact. But im going off anime translation, maybe the manga has something different.

all this goes against the chuunin exam too, where no one knew of kabutos existence, and found it strange that some one has failed the exam 20 (or maybe it was 10) times. Kakashi picked up on it, and confronted him in the hospital where sasuke was recovering.